The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-10-29
SHE PLAYED HIM FALSE.
A QUAKER CITY LOVER TAKEN
CARE OF By THE POLICE.


Depot and Held For Philadelphia
Detectives The Story of Wooing
That Was Not Reciprocated.
Night before last Chief of Police Ander-
son received telegram from Mrs. j. A.
Getze, 422 South Fifteenth street, Philadel-
phia, stating that her son, A. w. Getze, had
stolen money from her, and asking that be
be detained when he arrived in Savannah,
whittier he was bound, and held to await
the action of the police authorities of Phia-
delphia Chief Anderson placed the case in
the hands OF Sergt. Owen Reilly, who es-
tablished watch upon all trains entering
the city, and prepared for the recep-
ton of the runaway. Sergt. Reilly was
at the Savannah, Florida and Western depot
yesterday morning when the south bound,
fast mail train came i'll and when 1t stopped
young man apparently about 30 years old,
neatly dressed, with light hair and not much
of it on the top of his head "a light mOustache,
and blue eyes, stepped off the car. The Of
ficer approached the young man and asked
him if he was Mr.. a. W. Getze. He re-
piled in the affirmative, and he was notified
that he was under arrest and would remain
so until something more was heard from
PhiladelphIN
Getze was seen in the barracks and was
asked for particulars of the case He was
very much annoyed at being locked up, and
was very nervous. He was not inclined TO
talk at first but after awhile he loosened his
tongue and told his story. He said that he
had not been at work for some time and he
had been living a life that was not in accord
with the accepted theories regarding recti-
tude and virtue. He was deeply iii love
with black-haired darkeyed Danish dam
sci named Emily, and upon her he lavIshed
all the spondulicks that he could acquire.
He loved her deeply and ardently, but to
his great sorrow he found that his affection
awakened no responsive echo in the empty
halls of her heart, and his burden
of sorrow was made too heavy when on the
day after he had lavishly spent his money
i'll the purchase of shoes for her little boy
and trimmings for her bonnet, she left
Philadelphia without letting him know that
she was gong.
This was too cold a return for his warm
devotion and III a spirit of desperation he
took" $40 that belonged TO his mother and
left in search of her. He found that she
was in Savannah and toward this city he
turned.
WANTED TO TURN BACK.
When he reached Washington he began
TO repent. He would have gone back, but
he could not He could not face his mother,
who knew of his relations with Emily, and
who must have discovered that he had
''takenn $40 from her, so he determined to
follow his fair mistress to the end and have
revenge upon her for her cold and cruel
treatment He is now Of the opinion that
his room in the barracks is colder than she
was. and he wished he was back with his
ma.
"Did you have any trouble with the
woman prior to her DEPARTURE" he was
asked.
''No, but she did not love me, and l adored
her. have made fool of myself for her
sake and she does not care at all for me-
''You were of course lavish in your at
tentions to herF'
81 spent every cent had ON her."
"And still she did not care for youp
"No. / bought shoes for her little child
though it was not mine, but she run off and
left me-"
why did you follow herr'
BENT ON REVENGE.
"For revenge | meant to be revengedn
''You were deeply wounded, and you
meant that she should suffer for itT'
YES / would be revenged.n
''What would YOU have done had you
found herr Would you have killed here"
no he said, with hesitation, but
would have talked to her"
And that would have been your re-
venge"
Yes. To tell her what cruel woman 1
thought her.
Suppose your mother gets hold of you,
what will she do with you."
''Wen, l think she'll hustle me off to an
inebriate asylum, where | ought to so. My
head is not right There's something NOV
ing up here" tapping the bald spot on his
Uranium: I've been living wild, desperate
life. but since I've been locked up I've been
thinking of turning over a new leaf.n
do you think your mother wants to put
you in an asylum"
~ don't know that she wants me.n
''She telegraphed for you-Mrs. ]. A.
Getze. 420 South Fifteenth street, Philadel-
phia."
"Well, that ought to be 400. We don't live
at 800"
'Well, is that what she wants with your
my friend, don't know anything more
about what ma wants than you do. Officer,
do you think there is any chance of my get
ting out of here tomorrow
The officer on duty said the chief would
he around about $50 o'clock, and Getze
would know then.
THE woMAN'S STORY.
The woman, who is known here as Amy,
was seen where she is staying in the eastern
part OF the city, and questioned regarding
Getze and her relations with him. She said
ehe thought GeOZe was crank, Clean OIL,
ana when she heard he was coming to
Savannah she had the Sergeant place two
policemen in front of her house to keep him
away from her. She wanted to get rid of
him, but that was not the reason she left
Philadelphia. She had heard of the South
and wanted to spend a seas II under its
genial sun and that was the reason she
came here. As for what Getze spent she
thought he only bought the shoes and ribbon
as an act of friendship. She did
not think she belonged to him be-
cause he spent 75c. for shoes for her child.
She hoped that his mother would take care
of him for she thought he needed to be taken
care of. A party who knows Getze says
that hi Is ora w that II he had nnrrt hir,cr